GRE Word List
PANACEA
cure-all; remedy for all diseases
The meaning of the word panacea is cure-all; remedy for all diseases.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recurrent | occurring again and again |
| quash | crush; suppress; squash; subdue; annul; Ex. quash a rebellion/the decision of the low court |
| calorific | heat-producing; N. calorie |
| equanimity | calmness of temperament; composure |
| diffuse | wordy; verbose; rambling; spread out (like a gas); V: spread out in all directions; disperse; N. diffusion; CF. suffuse |
| rubble | fragments (esp. from a destroyed building) |
| savory | pleasant in taste; tasty; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable; Ex. savory reputation |
| warble | (of a bird) sing; babble; N. |
| raze | destroy completely; Ex. raze the city to the ground |
| blue | gloomy; depressed |
